Since yesterday was Sunday, I had a goal to finish de-boxing the Poppy Parker/Ginger Gilroy Friend or Foe giftset and get some photos. Getting the jewelry and shoes are some of the most 'fiddly' parts of assembling these dolls as my fingers are not as adept with tiny things as they used to be. Inevitably, I am always distracted by minor domestic family disasters in the form of the hubcap needing something, looking for something that it seems only I, the domestic goddess can find for him...when I am having doll time. Which is now rare. So I informed the man of the place that I didn't want to be disturbed and sent him outside on the lovely sunny day while I completed my list of dolly to do's...lol.
The only thing I ABSOLUTELY hated about this set was Poppy's lavender ankle strap shoes. Those fu&$king shoes are incredibly hard to unstrap, restrap and why on earth would you create ankle straps that could be broken and have to be glued and stay on the damn doll when you gave us a darling pair of bow pump heels for Ginger?? Why David Why?? In the end I had to tuck in the ankle straps as I could not guarantee once unbuckled I could get them rebuckled around her damn ankles. Forgive my french but Integrity ticks me off. Just give us a pair of stiletto heeled pumps and let's be done with the fancy dancy ankle straps. It would be more cost effective. I could get the darn shoes on these dolls and they would look smashing. (Besides, I hate ankle strap shoes. ) And this is mainly my arthritis talking. It was hard enough to get their necklaces on.
Otherwise, the dolls were gorgeous. They looked like they stepped out the late 1950's early 1960's with those lovely dresses and jewelry and the little stoles. Sort of like the little dresses Hayley Mills wore in Parent Trap. Oh I would love a twin Poppy Parker of her in her flower girl dress and her camp outfit. These dresses reminded me of that era,
So let's get on with the photos.
Poppy and Ginger , arriving at the Spa...
In their box..so lovely. And now, Poppy and Ginger are waiting for the suite reservation to open up at the spa. The maid is handling the luggage. They have settled down at the arboretum at the hotel to wait for their room confirmation for a spot of tea but are overwhelmed by the male admirers .....Ginger casually asks for a light on her cigarette and Poppy speaks to one of the gentlemen while Ginger listens to flattery that will get these gentlemen nowhere...
Enjoy!
The only thing I ABSOLUTELY hated about this set was Poppy's lavender ankle strap shoes. Those fu&$king shoes are incredibly hard to unstrap, restrap and why on earth would you create ankle straps that could be broken and have to be glued and stay on the damn doll when you gave us a darling pair of bow pump heels for Ginger?? Why David Why?? In the end I had to tuck in the ankle straps as I could not guarantee once unbuckled I could get them rebuckled around her damn ankles. Forgive my french but Integrity ticks me off. Just give us a pair of stiletto heeled pumps and let's be done with the fancy dancy ankle straps. It would be more cost effective. I could get the darn shoes on these dolls and they would look smashing. (Besides, I hate ankle strap shoes. ) And this is mainly my arthritis talking. It was hard enough to get their necklaces on.
Otherwise, the dolls were gorgeous. They looked like they stepped out the late 1950's early 1960's with those lovely dresses and jewelry and the little stoles. Sort of like the little dresses Hayley Mills wore in Parent Trap. Oh I would love a twin Poppy Parker of her in her flower girl dress and her camp outfit. These dresses reminded me of that era,
So let's get on with the photos.
Poppy and Ginger , arriving at the Spa...
In their box..so lovely. And now, Poppy and Ginger are waiting for the suite reservation to open up at the spa. The maid is handling the luggage. They have settled down at the arboretum at the hotel to wait for their room confirmation for a spot of tea but are overwhelmed by the male admirers .....Ginger casually asks for a light on her cigarette and Poppy speaks to one of the gentlemen while Ginger listens to flattery that will get these gentlemen nowhere...
Enjoy!
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